Lima - Post Report Question and Answers

What is your home city/country? How long is the trip to post from there, with what connections? How easy/difficult is it to travel to this city/country?

United States. US carriers connect through Miami, Houston or Atlanta, at around 6 hours for flights. You can also connect through Panama City on regional airlines. Expect late night / early morning hours for many departure/arrival times in Lima. - Jul 2022


Washington, DC. The trip is eight to nine hours with usually two flights connecting through Miami or Atlanta on USG contracted carriers. Some non-contracted carriers have direct flights. - Oct 2018


Our home is Texas. Lima had a straight flight to Houston via United, which was 6.5 hrs long. Not too bad. From there we took a short hop to our home city. - Mar 2018


Home is St. Louis. Delta has a flight connecting in Atlanta that will get me there in 10 hours. Going home isn't really too painful, and I've found good opportunities to run back to the US for short periods of time since the travel time is pretty tame compared to my last post. - Apr 2017


Washington D.C. Maybe 8 hours with connections. - Sep 2015


5.5 hours to Miami or FLL direct, easy, daily flights (but most are red-eye). - Sep 2015


Seattle, Washington. About an eleven hour trip total, with a two-hour layover in Houston. - May 2015


Flights are about 7 hours to Dallas. - Apr 2015


About 10 hours to CA (connect in Houston), shorter to DC (connect in Miami). - Sep 2014


U.S. Midwest. 6 hours or so to Houston and then it's a short connection. - Apr 2014


Denver, Colorado. It's an overnight flight with one connection. Total travel time is about 12 hours. - Mar 2014


Washington, DC. It takes about 8-10 hours to get home. - Aug 2013


Our home base is in the U.S. There are numerous direct flights that vary from 6-8 hours, depending on the airline and destination airport. - Jul 2013


Washington, DC about a 10 hour flight including a layover in Miami. - Jul 2013


Houston, about a 6 1/2 hour straight flight with United. - Jun 2013


Ft. Lauderdale, Florida is my home base. The flight from LIM to MIA is direct shot of about 5.5 hours. It routinely costs around $600 IDA y VUELTA, unless you try to go over Christmas when the prices can be over $1,000. - Jan 2012


Arizona. Total travel time is about 10 hours. Travel thru Miami, Atlanta, Houston or LA. - Jan 2012


Washington DC - Aug 2011


Washington DC. 11 hours connecting in Miami. - Jul 2010


6 hours to Washington, DC. - Jun 2010


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